Category Archives: pastoral

Managing High’s and Lows of Ministry

A blog by Herbert Cooper. Reposting this. A must read for Pastors One of the toughest things about ministry is successfully managing the highs and lows. I can’t say that I’ve mastered this. Sometimes I do really well, and at … Continue reading

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The Pastor Who Loved Much

This is the story of an ordinary pastor who loved much. It’s also a story of sheep and wolves, of youthful idealism meeting the cynical establishment, of how the gospel affected both. When a fresh-faced, 29-year-old pastor arrived in a … Continue reading

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Respectable Sins of Pastors

This post is adapted from Darrin Patrick’s book Church Planter: The Man, the Message, the Mission, available now. Shepherding To Conquer Problems Sometimes, as shepherds, we are tempted to turn the call to care for the flock into an opportunity … Continue reading

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Church Math

I am never good at math and might never be. As a full blooded Chinese – I am a rare case of someone who is Asian 100% Chinese who sucks at Math. My first failure was in Math. My college … Continue reading

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Pastor and Work

Do pastors work? I often get the feeling that people tend to think that we pastors don’t work. Many people assume that: – counselling is not work – sermon preparation every week is not work – staff meetings and church … Continue reading

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when bad things happen

Today was not my usual day. I got a text from a school mate if I was free to visit the hospital because her 3 month old baby was diagnosed with a rare disease where her skeletal system is not … Continue reading

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Balancing Pastoring and Fathering

The toughest job, the greatest challenge – balancing work and family. I go through a battle everyday. The hardest thing to do before leaving office is to leave a crying daughter, a wife who tells you to either work at … Continue reading

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What you can’t get in Seminary

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WORK, WEIGHT AND THE WAR OF THE CHRISTIAN PASTOR

GOT THIS FROM PASTOR STEVE MURRELL’S BLOG Every leader, every pastor, every minister must deal wiTh the work, the weight and the war of the ministry. 1. The WORK of the ministry includes making disciples, equipping ministers, empowering leaders and … Continue reading

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Pastor who professes that He is the SON OF GOD

I was watching the Probe last night and the featured profile was Pastor Quiboloy – the pastor who teaches and professes that he is the SON OF GOD. He calls his church the KINGDOM and has millions of followers worldwide. … Continue reading

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